Gotham's most wanted thief returns with a plan — and a sister worth burning the city for.
Who drives the story
League-trained thief with a fake socialite name and a real mission: burn Gotham's crime families and pay for her sister's care. She wins, loses Maggie to a kidnapper, wins her back, and finally chooses a life over a war.
Marine veteran and Lucius Fox's son, new to the suit while Batman is away. He chases Catwoman across rooftops, falls for Holly at a gala, and ends the book choosing mercy over an arrest.
Crime lord of the Iceberg Lounge who traffics the drug Soul and tests Selina before trying to own her. He kidnaps Maggie and pays for it: mask clawed off, face exposed, arrested by the GCPD.
Selina's younger sister, living with cystic fibrosis in a private facility Selina's thefts fund. Her kidnapping forces the final battle; her hospital bedside forces Selina's promise to quit.
Also in the story
Black Mask's enforcer, ordered to attack Catwoman in the Iceberg Lounge when Sionis smells betrayal. She loses to Selina's agility and use of the room.
Selina's friend and the one person she tells the truth to: that this is vengeance for the abuse she and Maggie suffered in the East End.
The League's voice at the end, offering Selina a place and leaving a card when refused. The League is still watching.
How they are connected
Selina Kyle / Holly VanderheesMaggie Kyle
She wins, loses Maggie to a kidnapper, wins her back, and finally chooses a life over a war.
Luke Fox / BatwingSelina Kyle / Holly Vanderhees
He chases Catwoman across rooftops, falls for Holly at a gala, and ends the book choosing mercy over an arrest.
Black Mask (Roman Sionis)Selina Kyle / Holly Vanderhees
Crime lord of the Iceberg Lounge who traffics the drug Soul and tests Selina before trying to own her.
Black Mask (Roman Sionis)Maggie Kyle
He kidnaps Maggie and pays for it: mask clawed off, face exposed, arrested by the GCPD.
Harley QuinnBlack Mask (Roman Sionis)
Black Mask's enforcer, ordered to attack Catwoman in the Iceberg Lounge when Sionis smells betrayal.
Harley QuinnSelina Kyle / Holly Vanderhees
She loses to Selina's agility and use of the room.
Poison IvySelina Kyle / Holly Vanderhees
Selina's friend and the one person she tells the truth to: that this is vengeance for the abuse she and Maggie suffered in the East End.
Selina's friend and the one person she tells the truth to: that this is vengeance for the abuse she and Maggie suffered in the East End.
Talia al GhulSelina Kyle / Holly Vanderhees
The League's voice at the end, offering Selina a place and leaving a card when refused.
Go deeper
Crime as caretaking · Masks and the faces under them · Vengeance versus a future · Trust between enemies
Themes explainedThe full story act by act, the ending explained and a quick quiz.
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